Secret Santa 2009! - Page 7

Nirvana · 12-18-2009, 08:03 PM

darn alrighty then! =) Psycho it is!

richlevy · 12-18-2009, 09:35 PM

Monster and I were supposed to be the two people who did not receive Santa gifts this year. So I was very surprised when Mrs. Levy called me at work to tell me a Secret Santa gift had arrived. Purple paper and a size 9 1/2 shoe box. So it's from Barney's little cousin?

Gifts for me and "Zeyda's Little Cereal Killer".

I love the bowl and spoon. I can't wait to pass it on to Nolan and explain where it came from.

Happy Holidays everyone.

monster · 12-18-2009, 09:49 PM

6 to go......

richlevy · 12-18-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

6 to go......

I thought you and I weren't getting gifts. I'm not complaining, but now I'd feel bad if you were the only one not getting a gift.

classicman · 12-18-2009, 10:09 PM

Shit! thanks Rich - now I remember what I forgot.

monster · 12-18-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

I thought you and I weren't getting gifts. I'm not complaining, but now I'd feel bad if you were the only one not getting a gift.

Oh, I got mine, don't worry. You weren't going to get one either, but then I couldn't resist the "Zayde's little cereal killer" idea

(That bastard Zippeh stole my thunder, though......)

besides... yours is the gift that can keep on giving ...post a good pic of the snowman and maybe I can sell a few

zippyt · 12-18-2009, 10:35 PM

(That bastard Zippeh stole my thunder, though......)

Thank You , Thank you Verry Much

Tulip · 12-18-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Shit! thanks Rich - now I remember what I forgot.

I thought of it but where to send??!!??

Tulip · 12-18-2009, 11:20 PM

Everyone has such cool and interesting gifts. I'm beginning to feel very uncreative and boring.

richlevy · 12-19-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tulip

Everyone has such cool and interesting gifts. I'm beginning to feel very uncreative and boring.

Well, most of the gifts are store bought. It's just a matter of going around and thinking "that's pretty cool".

For some reason, I think of a lot of department stores these days as boring. I think I could find a lot more interesting things in a dollar store. Farmers markets are also cool places for food gifts, although some have become more yuppified.

For odd things try Archie McPhee.
For general merchandise try BargainOutfitters.com. Most of their stuff is practical, but you can occasionally find the moose-shaped pocket knife/nut cracker with compass and magnifying glass that for some reason never built up much of a demand.

There are people on the Cellar that would kill for a genuine moose-shaped pocket knife/nut cracker with compass and magnifying glass.

Sundae · 12-19-2009, 11:31 AM

We haven't seen who Tulip was Secret Sants for yet, Rich.
I'm betting that she's done a lot better than she thinks.

I always used to buy my boss's Secret Santa for him, and kept it quite staid, given his status. Year after year I was mortified by the fact he got more congratulations that I did!

richlevy · 12-19-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

We haven't seen who Tulip was Secret Sants for yet, Rich.
I'm betting that she's done a lot better than she thinks.

I'm guessing she did too. I'm not a 'crafty' person, so my only creativity is finding the unusual. I remember reading about a buyer from some catalog or store that gets sent to Zambia to look for unusual craft items. That would be a cool job except for the pressure. "Did I get the right stuff or are we going to have to unload those 10,000 Ugandan nose flutes to Big Lots?"

BTW Monster, the snowman looks great. I didn't realize you made it. That makes it even more cool. I'll post a closeup of the front and back..

monster · 12-19-2009, 12:03 PM

not the back, eh

Sundae · 12-19-2009, 02:01 PM

The mind boggles as to what is on the back now!
Was it in a BLUE package?!

monster · 12-19-2009, 06:40 PM

you'll never know...... although I told rich he could maybe just obscure the bits in question....

12-18-2009, 08:03 PM	#91
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	darn alrighty then! =) Psycho it is! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

12-18-2009, 09:35 PM	#92
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Color me surprised Monster and I were supposed to be the two people who did not receive Santa gifts this year. So I was very surprised when Mrs. Levy called me at work to tell me a Secret Santa gift had arrived. Purple paper and a size 9 1/2 shoe box. So it's from Barney's little cousin? Gifts for me and "Zeyda's Little Cereal Killer". I love the bowl and spoon. I can't wait to pass it on to Nolan and explain where it came from. Happy Holidays everyone. Attached Images __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-18-2009, 09:49 PM	#93
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12-18-2009, 10:35 PM	#97
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	(That bastard Zippeh stole my thunder, though......) Thank You , Thank you Verry Much __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-18-2009, 11:20 PM	#99
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Everyone has such cool and interesting gifts. I'm beginning to feel very uncreative and boring.

12-19-2009, 11:31 AM	#101
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We haven't seen who Tulip was Secret Sants for yet, Rich. I'm betting that she's done a lot better than she thinks. I always used to buy my boss's Secret Santa for him, and kept it quite staid, given his status. Year after year I was mortified by the fact he got more congratulations that I did! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-19-2009, 12:03 PM	#103
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	not the back, eh __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-19-2009, 02:01 PM	#104
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The mind boggles as to what is on the back now! Was it in a BLUE package?! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-19-2009, 06:40 PM	#105
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	you'll never know...... although I told rich he could maybe just obscure the bits in question.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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